Trilingual School In Atlanta Participating in Japan Fest
The SWISS Trilingual School, the only trilingual school in the Untied States, has been asked to participate in Japan Fest taking place September 18-19, 2010 at the Convention Center at Gwinnett.
Online, September 9, 2010 (Newswire.com) - TRILINGUAL SCHOOL IN ATLANTA TO PARTICIPATE IN JAPAN FEST
The SWISS Trilingual School provides a private education within a small school setting.
ATLANTA -- The SWISS Trilingual School is a private, trilingual institution that offers accelerated curriculum to grades 3K through 5th and are adding grades each year with additional locations in the U.S. and internationally coming online in the next year.
Organized by the Japan-America Society of Georgia, this year marks Japan Fest's 24th year and is the largest Japanese festival in the Southeastern region of the United States. To mark this historical event, the festival will be held at the Convention Center at Gwinnet Center on September 18-19 at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. The cost is $8. Children 6 and under are admitted free.
The SWISS Trilingual School has been asked for the second year in a row to participate in this celebration of
Japanese culture. They are the only school of its kind in the country and one of only a few non-Japanese
organizations asked to participate in Japan Fest. The SWISS Trilingual School offers two language tracks -
Japanese//French/English and Chinese(Mandarin)/Spanish/English basing their curriculum on the Japanese,
Finnish and French educational systems. The SWISS Trilingual School features culturally appropriate arts and
foods such as origami, calligraphy, sushi, escargot, etc, as well as teaches all children the proper use of
chopsticks. The school has two outdoor classrooms in addition to an educational garden and serves
organic and local foods prepared on site by the school's chef.
For more information please contact: Ivy Simmons via ivydsimmons@gmail.com/ 404.431.9629
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